Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday appealed to voters to ensure that the BJP won the upcoming civic polls so that all-round development in their respective areas took place without any hindrance.

Yogi Adityanath

Addressing a public meeting in Ramnagar, Adityanath said the saffron party would ensure every penny earmarked for development was utilised. Candidates from other parties would create hindrances if they won, he added.

The UP chief minister also garlanded a statue of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose ancestral house was in Ramnagar.

Adityanath praised the ancient Ramlila of Ramnagar, saying that an effort must be made so that it is included in the UNESCO heritage list the same way Prime Minister Narendra Modis efforts led to the United Nations declaring 21st June as "International Day of Yoga".